National Geographic |

Can this scientist unite genetic engineers and organic farmers?

UC Davis professor Pamela Ronald isolates genes in rice that feed millions. Her integrative approach to agriculture could be an even bigger game-changer.
Sustainable Food Trust |

Does size matter? Measuring the impact of scale in U.S. agriculture

UC Global Food Initiative student fellow Sally Geislar of UC Irvine writes about impacts of small- and large-scale farming, mentioning the work of GFI fellow Ankita Raturi of UC Irvine.
UC Davis |

Vaccine field trials for deadly 'foothill abortion' cattle disease expand

Thanks in part to researchers at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, cattle ranchers are one step closer to having a vaccine available to treat a tick-borne bacterial disease that kills cow fetuses.
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz updates instructor's manual for teaching small farm direct marketing

The new edition of Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability: Resources for Instructors draws on nearly 50 years of experience teaching these skills to beginning organic farmers and gardeners at the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden Apprenticeship.
UC Berkeley |

Soil depletion threatens global food security

If trajectory does not change, soil erosion, combined with effects of climate change, will present huge risk to global food security over next century, soil scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Merced warn.
UC Berkeley |

Big Ideas@Berkeley announces contest winners

The student innovation received a record number of applications from 201 teams representing more than 700 students across nine UC campuses and 17 other universities, including 41 applications for the new Food System Innovations category.
Freno Bee |

UC CalFresh program teaches children healthy eating, and parents get the message, too

Introducing new vegetables is one of the goals of the UC Cooperative Extension educators who provide nutrition information to schoolchildren and low-income adults in Fresno County.
UC San Francisco |

Breakthrough in bat-killing fungus could aid crops

UCSF-Brown discovery could help combat fungus that threatens North American bats and poses threat to the agricultural industry.
UC Riverside |

Feeding the needy, one swipe at a time

UC Riverside's Swipes for the Homeless chapter donates $5,000 worth of food to charity.
Capital Public Radio |

Veterans find refuge in farming

Matt Smiley, a 29-year-old veteran, is volunteering at a research farm at UC Davis. He’s an undergraduate on campus studying sustainable agriculture.
Sacramento Bee |

UC Davis students' winning brew leads to a keg-filling reward at Sudwerk

For four students taking a beer-brewing class at UC Davis, success is measured by the keg. Twenty of them to be exact.
UC Davis |

Sustainability progress should precede seafood market access, researchers urge

A team of UC Davis-led researchers finds that fishery improvement projects need to be fine tuned to ensure that fisheries are delivering on their promises.